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Buttermilk Chess Pie with Raspberry Sauce

Source of Recipe


Texas Monthly



List of Ingredients



• -- Dough --
  
• 2 cups flour
  
• ¼ cup sugar
  
• 1 tsp kosher salt
  
• 8 Tbsp butter (1 stick), divided into several pieces
  
• 1/3 cup shortening, divided into several pieces
  
• ¼ cup ice water
  
• .
  
• -- Filling --
  
• 1¼ cups sugar
  
• 1 Tbsp flour
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
  
• 2 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 Tbsp grated nutmeg (fresh-grated makes all the difference)
  
• 8 Tbsp butter (1 stick), melted
  
• .
  
• Southern Comfort Raspberry Sauce (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. For the crust:
   In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and shortening. Process (or pulse) until the mixture is coarse. Add the water slowly, being careful not to overprocess.
   
   
2. Remove the dough, roll out on a floured surface, and place in a 9-inch pie pan.
   
   
3. For the filling:
   Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients except the butter, then whisk it in. Pour into the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or knife blade inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with Southern Comfort Raspberry Sauce.
   
   Makes one 9-inch pie.
   
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   SOUTHERN COMFORT RASPBERRY SAUCE
   
   • 12 ounces fresh (or frozen) raspberries
   • 4 Tbsp Southern Comfort
   • 3 Tbsp sugar
   • 4 Tbsp water
   
   Place all of the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the berries are soft.
   
   Transfer the mixture to a blender and purée. Pass the purée through a fine strainer, such as a chinois, pressing with the back of a spoon to extract all of the liquid.